Functional Aerobic Capacity in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Sleep disordered breathing in hospitalized patients.

STUDY OBJECTIVE There is a relatively small body of literature looking at sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in acutely ill inpatients. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of SDB in acutely ill patients admitted to tertiary care centers referred for an inpatient polysomnogram and to identify associations between SDB and patient characteristics. METHODS The study was a retrospectiv...

SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING Effect of increased lung volume on sleep disordered breathing in patients with sleep apnoea

Background: Previous studies have shown that changes in lung volume influence upper airway size and resistance, particularly in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirements decrease when the lung volume is increased. We sought to determine the effect of a constant lung volume increase on sleep disordered breathing during non-REM ...

Sleep disordered breathing in patients with cluster headache.

OBJECTIVE To study subjects with active or inactive cluster headache (CH) for occult sleep disordered breathing (SDB). BACKGROUND CH frequently occurs during sleep. The authors previously found that symptoms of SDB predicted reported occurrence of CH in the first half of the night, which suggested that CH could be triggered in some cases by unrecognized SDB. METHODS The authors performed po...

Sleep disordered breathing in patients with chronic kidney disease.

The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in the advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient population has been estimated to be more than 50 per cent. SDB is associated with episodic upper airway obstruction or cessation of breathing during sleep leading to repetitive episodes of hypoxaemia, hypercapnia, and sleep fragmentation, activation of the sympathetic nervous system, endothel...

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Patients with Heart Failure: An Update